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enInfographic: Race and Gender in the Food Chainhttp://www.networklobby.org/nep/blog/infographic-race-and-gender-food-chain
<blockquote><p>Last week we focused on the food system as it relates to the
wealth gap. However, we missed this one great infographic!</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.networklobby.org/nep/blog/infographic-race-and-gender-food-chain" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.networklobby.org/nep/blog/infographic-race-and-gender-food-chain#commentscolorEconomic JusticeFoodgenderinfographicracewageTue, 26 Jul 2011 15:53:22 +0000615 at http://www.networklobby.orgFact Sheet: The Food System and the Wealth Gaphttp://www.networklobby.org/nep/blog/fact-sheet-food-system-and-wealth-gap
<blockquote><p>The Farm Bill’s food basket programs such as SNAP, WIC, and
Child Nutrition have obvious connections to the wealth gap. The other half of
the Farm Bill- dealing directly with farms and agriculture- may be less clearly
relevant to the <em>Mind the Gap!</em>
conversation. </p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.networklobby.org/nep/blog/fact-sheet-food-system-and-wealth-gap" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.networklobby.org/nep/blog/fact-sheet-food-system-and-wealth-gap#commentsEconomic JusticefactFoodgapsheetsystemwealthThu, 21 Jul 2011 18:15:02 +0000609 at http://www.networklobby.orgFood in Our World: Recommended Resourceshttp://www.networklobby.org/nep/blog/food-our-world-recommended-resources
<blockquote><p>I am drawn to the centrality of food in both daily living
and human development. In fact, studying the domestic and global food systems has
become a passion of mine. In my own learning, I have come to conceptualize food as a nexus of the
world’s forces, systems, and histories that both embody inequalities of the
past and perpetuate those injustices today: Food connects to hunger,
inequality, oppression, agriculture, sustainability, power, violence, political
economy AND the hopeful possibilities for future societies.</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.networklobby.org/nep/blog/food-our-world-recommended-resources" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.networklobby.org/nep/blog/food-our-world-recommended-resources#commentsEconomic JusticeFoodResourcesWed, 20 Jul 2011 15:30:11 +0000607 at http://www.networklobby.orgNutrition Programs for Children and Seniors Threatenedhttp://www.networklobby.org/legislation/nutrition-programs-threatened
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<P>The House of Representatives is voting on H.R. 2112 – Agriculture Appropriations for 2012. Some provisions would reduce access to food for members of our communities who are living in poverty – particularly children and the elderly. </p> </div>
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<P>The House of Representatives will debate and vote this week on H.R. 2112 – Agriculture Appropriations for 2012. Some provisions would reduce access to food for members of our communities who are living in poverty – particularly children and the elderly. It is critical to the health and development of our children that these negative provisions in H.R.</p><p><a href="http://www.networklobby.org/legislation/nutrition-programs-threatened" target="_blank">read more</a></p>budgetEconomic JusticeFoodhungerNutritionWed, 15 Jun 2011 13:17:32 +0000sniedringhaus563 at http://www.networklobby.orgBlog: Child Nutrition Briefing - "the most disheartening 45 minutes I have experienced..."http://www.networklobby.org/blog/2010-9-21/blog-child-nutrition-briefing-most-disheartening-45-minutes-i-have-experienced
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Laura Quigley, NETWORK Intern </div>
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<P>This morning, Casey and I attended a briefing about child nutrition reauthorization that was sponsored by Feeding America, a network of over 200 food banks that operate throughout the country.&nbsp;I have to say, it was probably the most disheartening 45 minutes I have experienced during my time as an intern at NETWORK.</p> </div>
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<P>This morning, Casey and I attended a briefing about child nutrition reauthorization that was sponsored by Feeding America, a network of over 200 food banks that operate throughout the country.&nbsp;I have to say, it was probably the most disheartening 45 minutes I have experienced during my time as an intern at NETWORK. The briefing consisted of a panel of three food bank directors: one from Tucson, AZ, one from East Haven, CT, and one from southeastern Michigan.&nbsp;These individuals came from diverse areas of the U.S.</p><p><a href="http://www.networklobby.org/blog/2010-9-21/blog-child-nutrition-briefing-most-disheartening-45-minutes-i-have-experienced" target="_blank">read more</a></p>child nutritionEconomic JusticeFoodhungerTue, 21 Sep 2010 17:34:22 +0000sniedringhaus364 at http://www.networklobby.orgBlog: Summer Starts, and So Does Childhood Hungerhttp://www.networklobby.org/blog/2010-6-21/blog-summer-starts-and-so-does-childhood-hunger
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Maureen Book, NETWORK Intern </div>
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<P>As today marks the first day of summer, we have many things to look forward to—lazy afternoons at the pool, ice cream trucks, family barbeques, fireworks, and my favorite fruit—watermelon. But for many children in the nation, today marks the beginning of a summer filled with hunger.</p> </div>
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<P>As today marks the first day of summer, we have many things to look forward to—lazy afternoons at the pool, ice cream trucks, family barbeques, fireworks, and my favorite fruit—watermelon.</p><p><a href="http://www.networklobby.org/blog/2010-6-21/blog-summer-starts-and-so-does-childhood-hunger" target="_blank">read more</a></p>child nutritionchildrenEconomic JusticeFoodsummer food programsMon, 21 Jun 2010 18:27:12 +0000sniedringhaus257 at http://www.networklobby.orgChild Nutritionhttp://www.networklobby.org/child-nutrition
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />Current State of Child Nutrition in the United States</strong></p>
<p>Nearly one in four children in the United States is at risk
of hunger.&nbsp; Of the 46.2 million <a href="http://www.networklobby.org/SNAP">SNAP participants</a>, nearly
half are children and 75% are families with children. </p>
<p>A hungry child will have more trouble fighting off sickness,
have problems focusing in school, and are less likely to graduate from high
school. </p><p><a href="http://www.networklobby.org/child-nutrition" target="_blank">read more</a></p>child nutritionchildrenEconomic JusticeFoodThu, 17 Jun 2010 15:25:20 +0000sniedringhaus249 at http://www.networklobby.orgFoodhttp://www.networklobby.org/issues/economic-justice/food
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<p>"For I was hungry and you gave me food"(Mt 25:35). As Catholics, we are called to respect and uphold each individual’s right to life and dignity. Food insecurity, which is defined as the inability to meet basic food needs because of a lack of financial resource, diminishes an individual’s ability to lead a dignified life – and the fact that it exists in our rich nation is unconscionable.</p><p><a href="http://www.networklobby.org/issues/economic-justice/food" target="_blank">read more</a></p>Economic JusticeFoodfood insecurityhungerNutritionFri, 04 Jun 2010 19:15:52 +0000133 at http://www.networklobby.org